Chaophraya Nakhon (Nu)

Nu
เจ้าพระยานครศรีธรรมราช
(หนู)
Ruler of Nakhon Si Thammarat (1st tenure)
In office
1767–1769
Preceded byPhraya Ratchasuphawadi
Succeeded byPrince Nara Suriyawong
Ruler of Nakhon Si Thammarat (2nd tenure)
In office
1776–1784
MonarchsTaksin
Rama I
Preceded byPrince Nara Suriyawong
Succeeded byChaophraya Nakhon Phat
Personal details
BornAyutthaya, Siam
DiedBangkok, Siam
NationalitySiamese
SpouseLady Thongnio
ChildrenQueen Boricha Phakdi Si Sudarak

Phra Chao Khattiya Ratchanikhom (Thai: พระเจ้าขัตติยราชนิคม), or Chaophraya Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai: เจ้าพระยานครศรีธรรมราช), personal name Nu (Thai: หนู), was the leader of the Nakhon Si Thammarat (Ligor) regime of Southern Siam after the Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 until his subjugation by King Taksin in 1769. Also known as Chao Nakhon (Thai: เจ้านคร) or Phra Palat Nu (Thai: พระปลัดหนู), he became an autonomous ruler of Nakhon Si Thammarat again from 1777 to 1784 under the Thonburi kingdom.